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VCI-400 EGE Left pitchfader only responding at top and bottomhttp://forum.djtechtools.com/showthread.php?t=96127&goto=newpost
Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:30:20 GMTI wanted to sell my VCI-400 Ean Golden Edition, so I checked if everything was still working okish.
I had a Decksaver for the Vestax VCI 400 on top,...I wanted to sell my VCI-400 Ean Golden Edition, so I checked if everything was still working okish.
I had a Decksaver for the Vestax VCI 400 on top, so it should've be ok.

All was actually working as it should, except....
The left pitchfader.

When I move it all the way up to the top MIDI is coming thru (MIDI indicator in Traktor lights up).
When I move it all the way down to the bottom MIDI is coming thru aswell.
But in the middle... no response.
The result is that the pitchfader will move a tiny bit down software-wise, or when holding SHIFT and moving the fader it goes straight up to the max value.

There was no real gunk inside the fader, though, I've cleaned it with (car) brake cleaner, sliding the middle part up & down, let it dry for a bit, removed the redundants, sprayed a bit of Vaseline spray inside to make it glide a bit more easy, but still same end result.

What else can I try?
Did someone replaced a fader succesfully?
It shows ALPHA on the side of the faders, which is a pretty known brand in spare parts.

UPDATE:
I went along with this video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5HIjyTW94g
According to a client of mine who worked in cleaning organs as a daily job, brake cleaner is too aggressive so he suggested contact cleaner with oil from Philips.
I'm gonna order that in a bit.